Rat-trap



SIMSON S. HENDERSON, OF OXFORD, OHIO. l

RAT-TRAP.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 26,495, dated December 2;159. z

To allwhom t may concern.'

l oted) for `holding Be it known that I, SIMSON S. HENDER- soN, of Oxford township, in the county of Guernsey and State of Ohio, have invented a new and Improved Rat-Trap; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

To enable others skilled` in `the art to make and use my invention, I will describe its construction and operation.

In the drawings similar characters refer to like parts.

Figure l is a front elevation. Fig; 2 is a side elevation. Fig. 3 is a view of the trig- Oers. A. is the base upon which the frame-work B is built. C the horizontal bar or beam connecting uprights B at the` top. D, D, spiral springs suspended from cross bar C, E, a shaft having its bearings between uprights B; upon one end of this shaft is a crank F for winding up the instrument. Upon this shaft, and midway between the uprights is a heavy yoke-lever or striker G. Also upon this shaft are two conical spools H, H; a cord I extends from each spool to the spring C immediately over it. i

J is the board upon which the trigger is fixed, and is immovably attached to shaft E by standard E.

a is the pivoted dog or catch which holds the striker G in a position for strikin a operating spring of dog a. a detent piv# dog a in position-b a spring for holding detent b in operating position. o a small cam for regulating the `the whole ofperating substantially` power of spring b', andthereby the easelzor s diliiculty of the trap... @Z1 theoperating `or 40Cl bait-wire. e a spring for lesseningthe noise" y made in self-setting. i fa spring catchyon i the outside `of upright] for catchinglthe t crank F. i f f f In the operation of my trap :j.-Inl thej'irst` 45 place I put bait on bait-wire `fthe` triggers being self setting y (see Figh) ,13 Il` now take` hold of the" crank andwindiuntilxthe springs l D are almost brought down tothe spoolsH. l If now a rat pull `onthe `bait]attachedlto f wire d, detent b"`will` beildisengagedffrom" dog a, which beingfreed;perinitsstrkery"GH to fly around rapidly andistrike theI ratwith great force, instantly killing fit1 and thr @1i lng it out of the After striking", y y striker continues on `its iycourse, passingfover spring e which deadenstlie noise,untilit"` is stopped by dog a, when is `readygto serve i the next vrat whichappears, `and `.will conf, tinue to `strike andl set `itself until the `cords around the spools are` entirely unwoundtf` It is `readily seen that `myftrap can be easily and safely managedfbya mere child. y l

Having thus fully "described the construc-l y tion and operation offmy invention-what 6 I claim as newand `desire to secure by;Letters Patentisy y y 1" The combination of the springs D @with cone spools H, catch lfa,"detent fb,`andbait wire d forming the trigger, and strikerlG;

manner and or the purposes setforth.

SIMSONS-` HENDERS y Witnesses:` Y i y, i,

T. J. ROMANS, THOMAS RUTH. i jj 

